Public Speaking Test 5
- 1.Which element of the speech communication process involves the means by which a message is communicated?
- A.
Feedback.
- B.
Situation.
- C.
Message.
- D.
Channel.
- 2.Which of the following words contains a tongue middle vowel sound when spoken?
- A.
Etch.
- B.
Hut.
- C.
Catch.
- D.
Not.
- 3.A speaker wants to demonstrate the change in world population since 1840. His clearest and most effective option for a visual aid to demonstrate this is a(n)
- A.
Line graph.
- B.
Map.
- C.
Bar graph.
- D.
Chart.
- 4.Nonverbal communication by means of manipulating a speech's lenght, position in a program, hour of the day, day of the week, and so forth is known as
- A.
Temporals.
- B.
Synectics.
- C.
Cadences.
- D.
Chronemics.
- 5.In speechmaking, hand gestures are usually
- A.
Superfluous or irrelevant.
- B.
Emphatic or descriptive.
- C.
Deliberate or scripted.
- D.
Mimetic or stationary.
- 6.In oral style, as opposed to written style, each of the following is generally true EXCEPT
- A.
Repetition is not as necessary.
- B.
Concrete words are used more often.
- C.
Vehement style is more prominent.
- D.
Fragmentary sentences are more common.
- 7.Changes in the pitch of a person's voice are known as
- A.
Increments.
- B.
Octaves.
- C.
Latencies.
- D.
Inflections.
- 8._____ is the term for repetition of a vowel sounded before different consonants.
- A.
Alliteration.
- B.
Synecdoche.
- C.
Assonance.
- D.
Rhyme.
- 9.Each of the following is a problem associated with a voice that is overly husky EXCEPT
- A.
Hypotension of the vocal folds.
- B.
Faulty respiration.
- C.
Shallow breathing.
- D.
Narrow pitch range.
- 10.A raspy voice is characterized by
- A.
Inadequate oral resonance.
- B.
Insufficient use of gross abdominal muscles.
- C.
Lax movement of articulators.
- D.
Limited pitch range.
- 11.Which of the following is an example of a scale question?
- A.
Do you think attending professional sporting events is a good way for families to spend time together?
- B.
In what ways do you think participating in sporting events might affect a child's development?
- C.
How often do you attend a professional sporting event? never __/__/__/__/__/__/__ frequently
- D.
Have you attended a professional sporting event in the last six months?
- 12.Which of the following is NOT a common weakness associated with delivering the introduction of a speech?
- A.
Merely starting the topic.
- B.
Opening with an apology.
- C.
Making the introduction too short to be meaningful.
- D.
Irrelevant material.
- 13.An audience that knows nothing about the subject at hand, but is willing to listen and acquire information, is best described as
- A.
Neutral.
- B.
Uninitiated.
- C.
Friendly.
- D.
Indifferent.
- 14.A speaker states: My calculus class last semester was boring; my sister's calculus class was boring; and my roommate's calculus class was boring. Therefore, calculus classes are boring. This is an example of _____ reasoning.
- A.
Inductive.
- B.
Deductive.
- C.
Analogical.
- D.
Causal.
- 15.Each of the following is an advantage associated with reading a speech from a written manuscript EXCEPT
- A.
Can be released in print prior to delivery.
- B.
High degree of control over length.
- C.
Easier preservation of controversial tone.
- D.
Careful wording of controversial or sensitive subjects.
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